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| name = Sid Williams | image = Maxine Waters and Sid Williams.jpg | office = United States Ambassador to the Bahamas | president = Bill Clinton | term_start = March 27, 1994 | term_end = January 11, 1998 | predecessor = John S. Ford | successor = Arthur Louis Schechter | birth_name = Sidney Williams | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|3|3}} | birth_place = Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. | spouse = {{marriage|Maxine Waters|1977}} | party = Democratic | children = 2 | alma_mater = Pepperdine University (MA) }} Sidney Williams (born March 3, 1942) is a diplomat and former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Colts, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Southern University. Early lifeWilliams was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and grew up in Houston, Texas. He attended and played high school football at Wheatley High School, graduating in 1959.[1] College careerWilliams attended and played college football at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Later, he earned a master's degree at Pepperdine University.[2] Professional career{{Infobox NFL player|image= |number=67, 64, 52 |position=Linebacker |death_date= |high_school=Wheatley (Houston, Texas) |college=Southern |draftyear=1964 |draftround=16 |draftpick=222 |pastteams=
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|statlabel1=Games played |statvalue1=70 |statlabel2=Touchdowns |statvalue2=1 |statlabel3=Interceptions |statvalue3=1 |statlabel4=Fumbles recovered |statvalue4=1 |pfr=WillSi20 |nfl=WIL523422 }} Williams was drafted in the 16th round (222nd overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, where he played from 1964 to 1966, and won the 1964 NFL Championship Game. After a contract dispute with the Browns in 1967,[3] he was traded to the New York Giants in 1967 for a draft selection, but was released a few weeks later.[4] Williams was then signed by the Washington Redskins, where he played in 1967. He also played for the Baltimore Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. On June 4, 1967, along with other African American athletes, Williams participated in a press conference in Cleveland, Ohio, to express support for Muhammad Ali, who was to stand trial for refusing to submit to the military draft.[5] Political and civil service careerWilliams worked as a business developer with the Black Economic Union in Los Angeles, California, and served as a legislative aide for Los Angeles City Councilman David S. Cunningham Jr.[2][5] He then served as the United States Ambassador to the Bahamas under the Clinton Administration from 1994 to 1998.[5][6] Personal lifeWilliams is the husband of Representative Maxine Waters, the U.S. Representative for {{ushr|CA|43}}.[7] References1. ^{{cite web |author=Our Campaigns |title= Williams, Sidney |accessdate=July 1, 2018 |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=116807}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|work=BlackPast.org|url=http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/williams-sidney-1942|title=Williams, Sidney (1942- )|accessdate=2015-06-22}} 3. ^{{Cite web|work=Chicago Tribune|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1967/08/08/#page/44/article/browns-trade-williams-as-holdout-ends|title=Browns Trade Williams as Holdout Ends|date=August 8, 1967|accessdate=2015-06-22}} 4. ^{{cite book| last = Parrish| first = Bernie| title = They Call It a Game: Shoulders the NFL Stands on| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Oexm5hj7QPMC&pg=RA1-PT91&lpg=RA1-PT91&dq=%22sid+williams%22+browns+trade+redskins&source=bl&ots=qBssQGse2C&sig=ahcWa-eizHKR7YcrJAuRre5YY_I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bmmIVYalLoqMNp3jo-gG&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22sid%20williams%22%20browns%20trade%20redskins&f=false| date = October 1, 2000| publisher = Authors Choice Press| isbn = 978-0-59513-076-4 }} 5. ^1 2 {{Cite web|work=Cleveland.com|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2012/06/stars_at_the_muhammad_ali_summ.html|title=Stars at the Muhammad Ali summit: Where are they now?|date=June 3, 2012|accessdate=2015-06-22}} 6. ^{{Cite web|work=Cleveland.com|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/12/cleveland_browns_1964_champion_15.html|title=Cleveland Browns 1964 championship season: Where are they now?|date=December 31, 2014|accessdate=2015-06-22}} 7. ^{{cite web| last =Murphy| first =Patricia| title =Rep. Maxine Waters: Yank the NFL's Antitrust Exemption| work =Politics Daily| url =http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/10/28/bruce-editing-rep-maxine-waters-congress-should-yank-nfls-an/}} External links
11 : 1942 births|Living people|Sportspeople from Shreveport, Louisiana|American football linebackers|Southern Jaguars football players|Cleveland Browns players|Washington Redskins players|Baltimore Colts players|Pittsburgh Steelers players|Ambassadors of the United States to the Bahamas|Spouses of members of the United States House of Representatives |
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